Face-saver sun cot

ABSTRACT

The Face-Saver Sun Cot emerges with its improvements over previous lounging concepts to offer the end user enhanced comfort, even tanning, and increased usability while lounging. The Face-Saver Sun Cot is a specialty lounging chair for sunbathers with a built-in face hole in the backrest of the chair to accommodate a users face while lying in the face down position with a detachable hole cover to place over the face hole when the user is lying in a face-up position. The Face-Saver idea itself can be implemented and incorporated into various lounging products developed today by manufacturers. The face-hole, being part of the backrest, gives the user a more comfortable experience and improved spinal alignment while lying on their stomach with their face in the hole cavity. The detachable hole cover is built as part of the lounging frame.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Historically lounge chairs have featured designs that allow the end userto be seated or lying in varying capacities. Prior designs also utilizea wide array of materials and styles in the manufacturing process tocreate the finished product. The Face-Saver Sun Cot emerges with itsimprovements over previous concepts, to offer the end user enhancecomfort as well as increasing the product's overall functionality.

In comparison, tables and chairs used by the Therapeutic MassageIndustry, provide a comfortable resting place for the users face whenpositioned in a facedown manner. This is usually accomplished byimplementing a removable face cradle attached at one end of the Massagetable. Massage tables in and of themselves are rather bulky and heavy,and do not lend themselves easily for use in an outdoor recreationalenvironment. In addition the user must keep track of the large facecradle, as it is not incorporated to be a permanent part of the table.Massage Chairs however do offer an attached face cradle, but only givethe user access to a seated or kneeling position. They do not offer theuser any access to a lying position either face up or facedown.

With the outdoor lounge chair industry, providing a more comfortablefacedown position has yet to be addressed. With current products, theuser must keep their head cocked in either one direction or the otherwhile lying on their stomach.

The Face-Saver Sun Cot removes this problem by making a permanent holeavailable for resting the face. This eliminates the need to twist one'shead from side to side and also keep track of a removable face cradle aspreviously described. The user is given access to a lounge chair thatwill provide comfortable positioning whether lying on their back orstomach. The Face-Saver Sun Cot also gives the user the ability to coverthe hole—via a detachable panel—when not in use. The enclosed drawingillustrates these concepts and their functionality.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The concept of the Face Saver Sun Cot is an enhancement to existingoutdoor furniture. The Face-Saver idea itself can be implemented andincorporated into various lounging products developed today bymanufacturers. The basic enhancement that is being pursued forNon-Provisional Patent status is the implementation of the Face-hole andthe removable material covering the hole.

The face-hole, being part of the backrest, gives the user a morecomfortable experience and improved spinal alignment while lying ontheir stomach with their face in the hole cavity.

The detachable hole cover is utilized to close off the hole when theuser is resting on their back.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING

The enclosed drawing of the Face-Saver Sun Cot depicts the variousaspects of the proposed improvements.

FIG. #1

The drawing in FIG. # 1 shows the outline of a basic folding cot with anadjustable backrest. Also depicted in FIG. #1 is the opening of theFace-Hole as part of the backrest. An aluminum frame is referenced inthe drawing (FIG. #1) regarding the material used in producing theframe, however replication is not limited to this material in themanufacturing process, nor is the absolute need for an adjustablebackrest necessary to utilized the Face-Saver hole and cover panel. TheFace-Saver improvement can also be implemented on flat or non-adjustablechairs as well.

FIG. #2

Shows a detachable hole cover panel that attaches to the frame sealingoff the Face-Saver hole when not in use.

FIG. #3

Reflects the implementation of clasps or snaps to hold the hole coverpanel in place on the cot frame shown in FIG. #1 marked letter A

FIG. #4

Demonstrates a type of hinge apparatus used to facilitate an adjustablebackrest shown in FIG. #1—marked letter B

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Face Saver Sun Cot

The design of the Face-Saver Sun Cot calls for fabric, metal, plastic,wood, or materials yet known to be used in the manufacturing process.

The Face-Saver Sun Cot consists of an elongated, rectangular base with aset of support legs attached to the rectangular frame and an adjustablebackrest section. The Face-Saver Sun Cot also utilizes two adjustablebackrest supports with slots that lock into pins on the frame as anadjustment bar. A fabric cot made of cotton, canvas, nylon, plastic, ormaterials yet known is attached to the frame providing a place for thesunbather to place their body. The Face-Saver Sun Cot specificallyutilizes an opening for the face in the form of a circular hole placedin the backrest portion of the chair. The hole accommodates asunbather's face while lying in the facedown position. The edge aroundthe face hole is padded or utilizes thicker materials to createcushioning comfort. A rectangular and detachable hole cover, createdfrom previously outlined materials, is used to cover the hole when thesunbather is in the face-up position. The ends of the panel are held inposition with the use of metal snaps, plastic hook-and-loop attachments,Velcro strips or other suitable materials known or unknown.

To use the Face-Saver Sun Cot, a sunbather will set up the chair, adjustthe backrest to the desired position, and lie down on the chair. Whenthey want to, they will turn over, adjust the backrest, remove holecover, and use the hole in the backrest to rest the face. After use, thechair can be collapsed and stored.

1. What I claim as my invention is a specialty lounging chair forsunbathers with a built-in face hole in the backrest of the chair toaccommodate a users face more comfortably when lying in the face downposition, with a detachable hole cover to place over the face hole whenthe user is lying in a face up position.